Form 8.3 - SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC

Form 8.3 - SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	Barclays PLC.
Company dealt in		SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security to which the		€0.001 ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		Â
Date of dealing		22 May 2018

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:			Â	€0.001 ordinary shares
	Â			Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,856,091		1.63%		671,228		0.28%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				245,318		0.10%		3,095,772		1.31%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				4,101,409		1.73%		3,767,000		1.59%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Long	Â	Short
Â	Â	Number (%)	Â	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	Â	Â	Â	Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â	Â	Â	Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â	Â	Â	Â
Total	Â	Â	Â	Â

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		2		34.2600 EUR
Purchase		40		30.2200 GBP
Purchase		111		34.5547 EUR
Purchase		178		30.2800 GBP
Purchase		192		34.5306 EUR
Purchase		199		30.3084 GBP
Purchase		209		30.2997 GBP
Purchase		314		30.2196 GBP
Purchase		419		30.2168 GBP
Purchase		574		34.5000 EUR
Purchase		616		34.5338 EUR
Purchase		637		34.4727 EUR
Purchase		899		34.5014 EUR
Purchase		1,042		34.4014 EUR
Purchase		1,109		30.3076 GBP
Purchase		1,290		34.5208 EUR
Purchase		1,437		30.2671 GBP
Purchase		1,507		34.4714 EUR
Purchase		1,589		30.3800 GBP
Purchase		2,107		30.3293 GBP
Purchase		2,455		30.3819 GBP
Purchase		2,534		34.4234 EUR
Purchase		2,684		30.3207 GBP
Purchase		3,069		34.5219 EUR
Purchase		3,468		34.4479 EUR
Purchase		3,542		30.2540 GBP
Purchase		3,783		34.4844 EUR
Purchase		4,250		30.2741 GBP
Purchase		5,424		34.5436 EUR
Purchase		8,546		34.4210 EUR
Purchase		9,094		34.4523 EUR
Purchase		9,191		30.2144 GBP
Purchase		10,895		34.4778 EUR
Purchase		11,403		34.4213 EUR
Purchase		11,880		34.3630 EUR
Purchase		13,585		34.4445 EUR
Purchase		18,381		30.2163 GBP
Purchase		18,381		30.3040 GBP
Purchase		33,147		30.3301 GBP
Sale		1		30.3600 GBP
Sale		103		30.3000 GBP
Sale		111		34.5547 EUR
Sale		118		30.2898 GBP
Sale		124		34.4600 EUR
Sale		150		30.4000 GBP
Sale		155		34.2800 EUR
Sale		187		34.5800 EUR
Sale		205		30.2109 GBP
Sale		254		30.2400 GBP
Sale		300		30.1377 GBP
Sale		326		34.4798 EUR
Sale		386		30.2665 GBP
Sale		390		30.2820 GBP
Sale		435		34.4542 EUR
Sale		543		34.4955 EUR
Sale		809		30.2360 GBP
Sale		851		30.3800 GBP
Sale		897		34.4207 EUR
Sale		982		30.3047 GBP
Sale		1,077		30.3813 GBP
Sale		1,972		34.5000 EUR
Sale		2,499		30.2668 GBP
Sale		2,789		30.3163 GBP
Sale		9,931		34.4200 EUR
Sale		48,430		30.3250 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product Name	Â	Nature of transaction	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per
Â		Â		Â		unit
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1		30.3600 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		187		34.5713 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		205		30.2109 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		300		30.1377 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		559		34.4486 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		809		30.2360 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		897		34.4221 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,012		30.3378 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,020		30.3780 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		16,808		30.2266 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		26,217		30.3775 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		199		30.3084 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		396		30.3800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		899		34.5014 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,042		34.4002 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,109		30.3076 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,437		30.2671 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,455		30.3819 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,973		34.5454 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,706		34.4661 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,336		30.2807 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,895		34.4778 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		11,403		34.4213 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		11,880		34.3630 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		16,808		34.4375 EUR

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

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Exercise price

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Type, e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		23 May 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection		Â

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